Lincoln Historic Marker

121 E. 1st St., Carlinville, IL
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This plaque mounted on a large rock commemorates a speech given at this spot by Abraham Lincoln in 1858. It is located on East 1st Street about a half block east of S. Broad Street. It is just before the driveway for the parking lot of the Carlinville United Methodist Church.

GPS: 39.278610, -89.881078

The plaque reads:

"ABRAHAM LINCOLN
SPOKE HERE ON AUGUST 31,
1858 IN THE COURSE OF HIS
FAMOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
FOR THE UNITED STATES
SENATORSHIP."

Photo(s): 2015